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פרשת פינחס קהילת תפארת ישראל Welcome to Congregation / Tiferes Yisroel - bWelcomeParshas Pinchasto CongregationRabbi Menachem Tiferes Goldberger Yisroel! Parshas Tazria/Metzora בס״ד הרב מנחם ראובן הלוי גולדברגר שליטא מרא דאתרא בלב אחד Pushka total: $3,950.43 (see p. 3) 21 Tammuz 5773/June 29, 2013. 5746-5773 Celebrating our 27th year 1986-2013 DAVENING SCHEDULE playtime and Torah, Torah, Torah. Healthy Friday This Shabbos snacks and drinks are provided. To sponsor Candle Lighting: 7:04-8:20 pm snacks or to volunteer, please contact Adriana Mincha (through Summer): 7:00 pm • 10-11:30 am. Camp Shabbos. Steinberg at [email protected] or 202- • 5:15-6:15 pm: Rebbetzin’s shiur on Tomer 641-6677. Shabbos Day Devorah. Shacharis: 8:30 am • 6:20-7:20 pm: Rabbi Goldberger’s shiur on Rabbi Goldberger’s Afternoon Rebbetzin’s Shiur: 5:15 pm Medrash Rabbah on Eicha. Rabbi’s Shiur: 6:20 pm Shiur on Eicha Mincha: 7:30 pm Rabbi Goldberger gives a shiur each Maariv: 9:30 pm Tomer Devorah with Shabbos afternoon approximately one hour Shabbos is over after: 9:50 pm Rebbetzin Bracha before mincha on Medrash Rabbah on Eicha. Sunday The shiur is open to men and women and is in Rebbetzin Bracha Goldberger gives a shiur Shacharis (main shul): 8:00 am the main shul. Shabbos afternoons on Tomer Devorah in Mincha/Maariv: 8:20 pm commemoration of the yahrzeits of Esther Monday-Friday Nechama Margolese a”h, and Judy Ference Scholar-in-Residence Shacharis (main shul): 6:30 am a”h. Join us at 5:15 pm in the Annex. Mincha/Maariv followed by Rabbi Yaakov Yisroel (Yanky) Nissan will Bais Medrash (annex): 8:20 pm be joining us for two weeks this summer to Shabbos Lunch with the Rabbi expand and bolster our men’s learning in shul. Next Shabbos — Pinchas and Rebbetzin Rabbi Nissan will be available before and Candle Lighting: 7:04-8:20 pm after morning and evening minyan as well as Friday Mincha (through Summer): 7:00 pm We will be having a Shabbos lunch at the shul with the Rabbi and Rebbetzin on July 13. at other times during the day or evening to There are two times for candle lighting. The It is only $18 per person with a $54 family learn one-on-one or in chaburahs. earlier time is Plag HaMincha (one and a quarter maximum. You can reserve by calling 410- He will be with us from June 30 to July 14, seasonal hours [Shaos Zemanios] before sunset [a 358-4456 or emailing [email protected]. b’ezras Hashem. Just approach him and say, seasonal hour is equal to one-twelfth of the total “I would love to learn with you” or something time from sunrise to sunset]) and is the earliest time of that nature. It’s as easy as that. Think about to light candles. The later time is the regular candle Mazel Tov to lighting time and is 18 minutes before sunset, the an area of Torah you’d like to strengthen, latest time to light candles. If one wants to light • Chaim and Sara Silverberg on the bris of study for the first time, or go into more candles when the shul accepts Shabbos, this is Natan Yehuda. May they be zoche l’gadlo deeply. It can be by yourself or with others. approximately 40 minutes after the start of Mincha. l’Torah l’chuppah u’l’ma’asim tovim. Rabbi Nissan is throroughly familiar with • Shaul and Naomi Allen on the bris of the style of our shul and is friendly with many Mordechai. May they be zoche l’gadlo of our members. He has a wealth of learning Invoices l’Torah l’chuppah u’l’ma’asim tovim. and deep knowledge in many areas of Torah • Leah Raher on the engagement of her as well as a warm, personable, approachable Shul invoices have gone out this past week. daughter Tzipporah, in Eretz Yisroel. May style and demeanor. Please make every effort to settle your shul Tzippy and her chassan be zoche to build a Rabbi Nissan will be available for Gemara, balance before our next membership year bayis ne’eman b’Yisroel. Halacha, Chassidus, Mussar, Chumash with begins. Your full payments of your pledges meforshim, or any area of Torah you would are vital to the shul’s financial well-being. like to delve into. It is truly an honor and a Details regarding membership for 5774 Camp Shabbos privilege as well as a great opportunity to (2013-2014) and Yom Tov seating will be Join us today for Camp Shabbos in the have him with us. sent out in the coming weeks. downstairs Simcha Hall. Camp Shabbos is for children up to age 7 and features storytelling, This week’s Lev Echad is in honor of: The Tiferes Yisroel Sisterhood This week’s Lev Echad is being sponsored by Bluma Bier, in gratitude to Hashem for her naches, and in gratitude Visit us at www.tiferesyisroel.org Parshas Pinchas The Weekly Parsha Commandments were said in the singular to Coming Up / drive into each and every person the idea that his attitude should be one of “I am the only • July 6: Bar Mitzvah of Yaron Petersen. Kiddush following services sponsored by one.” He should not say that it is no big deal if he sins as there are probably others who do his parents, Fred Petersen and Alisa likewise, or if he does not fulfill a certain Mandel. mitzvoh it is likewise no big deal because • July 8: Bug checking class. Sedrah Selections – Selections others also do not do it, or the opposite, that • July 13: Lunch at the shul with the Rabbi and Rebbetzin. by Zvi Akiva Fleisher there are others who will fulfill it. When Zimri sinned among all of the bnei • July 13: Shalosh Seudos sponsored by Ch. 25, v. 11: “Pinchos” — Rabbi Moshe Yisroel, everyone was aware, and even Moshe Hillorie Morrison on the first yahrzeit of Elliott Morrison a”h. of Coucy, the Sma”g, asks why the first did not react. The first reaction a person might chapter of our parsha is separated from the have is, “If even Moshe did nothing about this • July 14: Trip to the Holocaust Museum. final part of parshas Bolok, the earlier part of why should I?” Nevertheless, Pinchos acted • July 20: Aufruf and kiddush for Mendy this incident, where Pinchos killed Zimri and on his own. This is “Asher kino lEilokOV,” Rauh. Kiddush sponsored by his mother, Kozbi. He answers that whenever we have an he was zealous for HIS G-d. It was as if only Susan Bernstein. act of zealotry take place we may not • July 27: Camp Shabbos. he was commanded and there was no reason immediately judge if it was done properly or to take into consideration what others did or improperly. This takes thought and did not do. (Chomas Aish) Third Annual Sisterhood Coffee deliberation. A new parsha, a separation, takes Ch. 25, v. 15: “Kozbi bas Tzur rosh umos” House Concert place before we see that he acted totally — Kozbi the daughter of Tzur a head of correctly and received a great reward. nations. Rashi comments that Tzur was the This year’s Coffehouse Concert was truly Ch. 25, v. 11: Pinchos is spelled with a most prominent of the five kings of Midyon, the best ever. The Simcha Hall was Yud. The holy Zohar takes note that including and nevertheless he was not mentioned here beautifully transformed into a coffehouse, and every seat was filled. this Yud the numeric value of Pinchos is the first in the list. This is because he so same as Yitzchok, 208. What is the connec- cheapened himself to give over his daughter, a We were truly inspired by Rebbetzin tion between these two? Pirkei d’Rebbi Eli- princess, for promiscuity, to bring the bnei Goldberger and her accompanists to carry us ezer (ch. 29 and 47) states that Pinchos is Eli- Yisroel to sin. If so, why is he mentioned third through the Three Weeks. Thank you, yahu. We find the same in Targum Yonoson and not pushed to the end of the list? Rebbetzin Goldberger, for sharing your talent ben Uziel on Shmos 4:13 and 6:12,18, and in Although we do not know Hashem’s with us. the Holy Zohar in numerous places. The calculations, it seems that even taking into Special thanks to Devorah Taffel, Esther Gemara B.M. 114b relates a story about account his shameful behaviour, he deserved Weiner and Dvora Sora Reznick for their Eliyahu, stating that he is a Kohein and Rashi no greater degradation than being demoted to talent in staging a coffeehouse atmosphere. says that he is Pinchos. third place. This serves as a powerful lesson Our chefs extraordinaire, Shulamis Heldoorn, There is a well-known story that is related to us. Even if someone has sinned grievously, Devorah Urszuy, Shoshana Pear and Elaine in M’lochim 1:18:19-40. There was an it does not open the floodgates to embarrass Gerstenfeld tempted our tastebuds. Additional encounter between Eliyohu and the prophets him to the utmost. We must always calculate accolades go to Sima Cooperman, Emunah of baal. They met at Har Carmel and Eliyohu how we react. (Pri Chaim) Friedman, Batsheva Goldman, Mr. Nossi challenged them to show the masses that their Ch. 28, v. 3: “Shnayim la’yom oloh somid” Gross, Esther Huff, Suzanne Kayne, Rena god was a true G-d. They agreed to each build — Two daily a continuous oloh offering.